Skrevet af STAN ALLEN
Points + Lines: Diagrams and Projects for the City is a book of
New York architect Stan Allen's writings and projects that propose new
architectural strategies for the contemporary city. Organized in the
form of a user's manual, it juxtaposes speculative texts outlining
Allen's general principles with specific projects created by his office.
The book's title refers to this interplay of practice and theory,
evoking not only the points of activity and the paths of movement found
in a contemporary city but also the points of speculation and lines of
argument in theoretical discourse.
Projects include the Cardiff Bay
Opera House, Wales; the Korean-American Museum of Art, Los Angeles; the
Museo del Prado, Madrid; and White Columns Gallery, New York. Each
project is accompanied by explanatory text as well as numerous drawings,
models, photographs, and computer renderings. K. Michael Hays
contributes an introductory essay; R. E. Somol writes the postscript.
